While it may seem surprising that the royal matriarch gets final say on what Markle will walk down the aisle in, it’s been happening for years.

HELLO! Magazine’s royal correspondent Emily Nash said that this process is understood to be a royal tradition.

“I know that brides like Autumn Kelly who married Peter Phillips did do that, and if the dress is at Windsor it’s just a nice courtesy to show it to Her Majesty before the big day,” Nash said on the royal podcast On Heir.

So, what happens if the Queen isn’t a fan of the gown?

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Well, it hasn’t happened yet and Nash said that no one even wants to think about the likelihood of that.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, also received the Queen’s nod of approval for her custom-made Alexander McQueen creation, before she married Prince William.